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BIRCHARDVILLE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Montrose, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608729

BIRCHARDVILLE QUARRY has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
38
significant & substantial
$30,591
proposed penalties
$30,440
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,103
inspection hours
10.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
115 citations across 1,103 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BIRCHARDVILLE QUARRY has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,540 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,203 4 2 768.8
2025 Q2 3,616 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,823 2 1 708.5
2024 Q4 4,853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,791 3 0 518.0
2024 Q2 8,719 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,529 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,890 11 1 1867.6
2023 Q3 3,421 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,984 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,748 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,862 1 0 170.6
2022 Q3 7,268 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,558 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,652 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,624 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,515 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,939 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,621 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,374 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,888 3 1 509.5
2020 Q2 7,210 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,621 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,403 4 1 476.0
2019 Q3 11,846 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,703 2 1 229.8
2019 Q1 6,432 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,227 3 2 415.1
2018 Q3 7,101 8 3 1126.6
2018 Q2 6,728 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,062 2 1 395.1
2017 Q4 7,544 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 10,238 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,792 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,653 2 0 353.8
2016 Q4 9,295 2 2 215.2
2016 Q3 9,785 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,950 5 2 558.7
2016 Q1 6,126 2 1 326.5
2015 Q4 8,373 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,750 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,285 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,748 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,560 3 0 457.3
2014 Q3 7,898 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 7,015 1 1 142.6
2014 Q1 5,724 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 7,384 1 0 135.4
2013 Q3 7,906 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,260 1 0 108.0
2013 Q1 2,757 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,350 2 0 315.0
2012 Q3 10,423 2 0 191.9
2012 Q2 11,546 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,732 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 13,828 3 0 217.0
2011 Q3 15,552 3 0 192.9
2011 Q2 11,077 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 9,002 1 1 111.1
2010 Q4 13,613 11 6 808.1
2010 Q3 14,687 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 15,715 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,438 4 1 735.6
2009 Q4 10,239 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 11,193 3 2 268.0
2009 Q2 6,799 5 5 735.4
2009 Q1 3,205 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,990 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 16,888 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,357 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,697 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,204 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,516 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,251 9 3 878.0
2007 Q1 9,864 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,225 1 0 108.4
2006 Q3 9,175 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,137 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,510 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,838 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,127 1 0 109.6
2005 Q2 8,613 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,738 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,918 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,835 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,550 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,511 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,879 1 0 145.4
2003 Q3 8,317 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,167 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,427 1 0 412.0
2002 Q4 7,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,519 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,415 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,681 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,179 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,316 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,423 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,842 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,252 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,290 3 1 411.5
2000 Q2 5,174 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,053 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

October 20, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

Tightening bolts under screen when wrench slipped off and hit back of right hand on piece of metal. Sprained back of hand and broke 3rd finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Accident type, without injuries

86 Mack cabover carrying solaire air compressor for drill, air compressor caught fire, took nearly 30 min to put out, fire department was involved, no injuries. Two employee's from Givelich Explosive were just starting to drill shot when air compressor caught fire.

February 10, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

Cold steel, employee climbed on top of jib laying on a crusher wheel on the ground to hook a shackle to it. Standing 3-5' off ground and slipped and fell backwards landing on a rock. Broke rib, puntured lung, & fractured 3 vertabrae.

2003 · 1 incident

November 3, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · -

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING PRE-SHOT INSPECTION IT WAS MUDDY AND DARK. THE MUD STUCK TO HIS BOOT AND WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE, HE FELL ONTO A POINTED ROCK ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS UPPER CHEST.

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